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Tesla is opening up pre-orders for its solar roof tiles today \u2014 a little later than previously slated<\/a>.<\/p>\n CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the company will\u00a0be accepting orders for the tiles from later this afternoon. Although only two of the four possible tile styles are being made\u00a0available at this point.<\/p>\n Responding to a\u00a0question via\u00a0Twitter Musk said\u00a0the first version of the tiles that can be pre-ordered are the\u00a0black glass smooth and textured versions.<\/p>\n Tuscan and French slate versions will be available to order \u201cin about six months\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n Musk said\u00a0the tiles\u00a0can be ordered \u201cfor almost any country\u201d, including specific confirms for Australia and the UK.<\/p>\n He\u00a0also confirmed that\u00a0deployment \u2014 i.e.\u00a0delivery and installation \u2014 will be this year in the US, and in 2018 for overseas orders.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no official confirm\u00a0on price yet which really is the key detail here. Because,\u00a0while traditional solar panels may look unsightly, the historical cost of the renewable technology has undoubtedly been the\u00a0biggest barrier to wider uptake \u2014 though the price of solar has also been falling\u00a0significantly\u00a0in recent years<\/a>.<\/p>\n Previous hints from Tesla on the cost\u00a0of its\u00a0solar tiles have suggested<\/a>\u00a0the price of the\u00a0system will amount to the price of an\u00a0ordinary roof plus<\/em> the cost of electricity.<\/p>\n Which implies\u00a0solar tiles will require an initial outlay that\u2019s\u00a0more than the upfront cost of a traditional slate roof. But we should know more in a few hours\u2026<\/p>\n Tesla solar glass roof orders open this afternoon. I think it will be great. More in about 10 hours \u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 10, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n Tesla announced the quartz glass solar roof tiles\u00a0last fall<\/a>, showing off four aesthetic looks that resembled fairly closely a current roofing material style.<\/p>\n The tiles are transparent to allow sunlight to penetrate the cells from above but appear opaque when viewed from an angle. And they\u00a0have roughly equivalent efficiency of traditional solar power gathering cells, while aiming to blend in rather better with traditional roofing aesthetic.<\/p>\n The product is being billed as\u00a0being able to generate enough energy to fully power a household. While any excess power generated could\u00a0be stored in Tesla\u2019s\u00a0Powerwall 2.0<\/a> battery units, giving the homeowner a backup energy source to cover demand spikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\n
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